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Flare Social Network Client

Open-source, privacy-focused client that consolidates feeds from Mastodon, Misskey, Bluesky, X, and RSS into a single timeline. Supports crossposting, local history access, and full-featured RSS reading on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows devices.

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux  sync server only
  • Online  sync server
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Self-Hosted  sync server
  • F-Droid
  • Docker  sync server
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  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  Decentralized
  4.  AI-Powered

Features

  1.  Multiple Account support
  2. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
  3.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
  4.  Cloud Sync
  5.  Dark Mode
  6.  Support for @mentions
  7.  No Tracking
  8.  Ad-free
  9. X icon  X Integration
  10. Bluesky icon  Bluesky Integration
  11. Mastodon icon  Mastodon Integration
  12.  Built-in RSS reader

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  • Developed by

    JP flagDimensionDev

  • Licensing

    Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Afrikaans
    • Arabic
    • Bulgarian
    • Catalan; Valencian
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • Finnish
    • French
    • German
    • Greek
    • Hebrew
    • Hungarian
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Norwegian Bokmål
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Romanian
    • Russian
    • Serbian
    • Chinese
    • Spanish
    • Swedish
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
    • Vietnamese

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  •  67 Forks
  •  84 Open Issues
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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Flare Social Network Client, and it has gotten 8 likes

Flare Social Network Client was added to AlternativeTo by Juri on and this page was last updated . Flare Social Network Client is sometimes referred to as Flare. 

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ourari
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So close to being exactly what I need. Unfortunately, the back-end runs on Google Firebase. For me, the whole point of using Mastodon - and to a lesser degree Bluesky/AtProto - is to move away from U.S. Big Tech platforms and toward protocols.

Tlaster

What you mean by "the back-end runs on Google Firebase"? Flare is just a client and doesn't even have a server.

ourari

Can't reply to Tlaster directly, so I'll answer the question here: Flare's iOS app connects to Google Firebase on startup, which means it has integrated Firebase SDK into the app. It could have opted for better alternatives like Supabase icon Supabase or PocketBase icon PocketBase

Tlaster

To be clear, the Firebase here is just collecting crash report for me to make Flare more stable (Yes I'm the only dev of Flare), I don't think SupaBase or PocketBase does this. Flare is fully FOSS, if you have any question, you can always browse the source code, or asking AI, or even build Flare yourself.

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What is Flare Social Network Client?

Flare is an open-source tool that combines feeds from various platforms like Mastodon, Misskey, Bluesky, X, and RSS into a single timeline. It's accessible on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows devices. The software consolidates multiple social networks into one client and allows crossposting across all platforms. As a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), Flare prioritizes user privacy.

Flare acts as a comprehensive social hub, supporting multiple platforms and merging timelines into one for easy browsing. It also includes a local history feature for revisiting missed content and a built-in RSS reader. The software is optimized for large screens, with a specially designed interface for tablets and desktops. The desktop version delivers a seamless social experience.